Puzzles (Read 9221 times)

Samoht42Swift · « **on:** 10 Jan 2014, 20:41:02 »

Hey guys!
I haven't been around recently and I thought I'd get back in on the whole Noobstown thing.
So here's an idea for something to do when you're waiting for V6.
I'm going to be making a series of puzzles/secret messages for you guys that will get progressively harder and harder.
Those who correctly solve these puzzles will be awarded a voucher for an amount of noobs later on, when V6 comes out. The harder the puzzle, the more noobs you will receive.
So! Let's get right to it!

Dear TOSHIBA,
Ciy!
Tpi ylu pithdka rcdq lp euqr auiqqdka?
Rigg ji rci qispir wlph wcdsc dq cdhhik dk rcdq jiqqtai tkh ylu wdk!
Qdjmgi tq rctr.

The second part of this puzzle was a little obscure so here's a hint: 4 letters.

ps. mods please don't lock the topic like last time, it isn't spam, ty

DrewG2001 · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 Jan 2014, 23:08:05 »

Do these puzzles actually have a key for each one or is it just sorta scrambled?

Samoht42Swift · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 Jan 2014, 00:28:43 »

Yes, there is actually a key for each puzzle. I don't just write down random stuff and try and make you guys 'decode' it.

HarryX11 · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 Jan 2014, 01:15:19 »

So is the decoder in the hidden? Is it hidden?

Samoht42Swift · « **Reply #4 on:** 11 Jan 2014, 01:33:50 »

The decoder is actually in plain sight on this one. And you might not even need it.

EmperorMyrf · « **Reply #5 on:** 11 Jan 2014, 17:26:05 »

Gonna try to figure this one out

EmperorMyrf · « **Reply #6 on:** 11 Jan 2014, 19:31:20 »

Samoht42Swift · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 Jan 2014, 19:33:59 »

Quote from: EmperorMyrf on 11 Jan 2014, 19:31:20

hats

Bingo! We have a winner! Now for round two!
Give me a minute to double check and get it posted. Last one had a couple mistakes in it.

Samoht42Swift · « **Reply #8 on:** 11 Jan 2014, 19:39:21 »

Alright, here it is! Puzzle #2!

Someone hands you a slip of paper with this on it.

___________________________________________
|FAEQHNOQNP PHRUEALJMA DEOAHSHEHHWOK|
___________________________________________

On the back it says this:
_______________________________________
| Jump half the times it's shifted. |
_______________________________________

Decode the message and follow its instructions!

HarryX11 · « **Reply #9 on:** 11 Jan 2014, 22:58:26 »

I'm still trying to figure out where Myrf got "hats" from...

Olah0001 · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 Jan 2014, 00:38:18 »

Quote from: HarryX11 on 11 Jan 2014, 22:58:26

I'm still trying to figure out where Myrf got "hats" from...

same

Samoht42Swift · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 Jan 2014, 21:10:00 »

Since you guys are all wondering where Myrf got "hats" from, here is the solution.

Here is the decoder:
ABCDEFGhijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
TOSHIBAcdefgjklmnpqruvwxyz

And here is the message:

Hey!
Are you reading this or just guessing?
Tell me the secret word which is hidden in this message and you win!
Simple as that.

The secret word is found by looking downwards at the message.
H ey
A re
T ell
S imple

And I have no idea how much the voucher will give, it could be anywhere between 100 to 1000 noobs.
It really depends on how much money I have.

skpa · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 00:50:42 »

We are too dumb for your impossible puzzles, please give us something we can actually do because I do not understand how he got hats from that at ALL even from the decoder I do not understand a single thing from that im serious... help me

Olah0001 · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 00:51:13 »

Quote from: Samoht42Swift on 12 Jan 2014, 21:10:00

Since you guys are all wondering where Myrf got "hats" from, here is the solution.

Here is the decoder:
ABCDEFGhijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
TOSHIBAcdefgjklmnpqruvwxyz

And here is the message:

Hey!
Are you reading this or just guessing?
Tell me the secret word which is hidden in this message and you win!
Simple as that.

The secret word is found by looking downwards at the message.
H ey
A re
T ell
S imple

And I have no idea how much the voucher will give, it could be anywhere between 100 to 1000 noobs.
It really depends on how much money I have.

how am I supposed to get that

Samoht42Swift · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 00:54:37 »

Quote from: Olah0001 on 13 Jan 2014, 00:51:13

Quote from: Samoht42Swift on 12 Jan 2014, 21:10:00
Since you guys are all wondering where Myrf got "hats" from, here is the solution.

Here is the decoder:
ABCDEFGhijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
TOSHIBAcdefgjklmnpqruvwxyz

And here is the message:

Hey!
Are you reading this or just guessing?
Tell me the secret word which is hidden in this message and you win!
Simple as that.

The secret word is found by looking downwards at the message.
H ey
A re
T ell
S imple

And I have no idea how much the voucher will give, it could be anywhere between 100 to 1000 noobs.
It really depends on how much money I have.

how am I supposed to get that

Quote from: ElEcTrIkWoLf476 on 13 Jan 2014, 00:50:42

We are too dumb for your impossible puzzles, please give us something we can actually do because I do not understand how he got hats from that at ALL even from the decoder I do not understand a single thing from that im serious... help me

C'mon you guys, if Myrf can get it, so can you.

skpa · « **Reply #15 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 01:05:51 »

Quote from: Samoht42Swift on 13 Jan 2014, 00:54:37

Quote from: Olah0001 on 13 Jan 2014, 00:51:13
Quote from: Samoht42Swift on 12 Jan 2014, 21:10:00
Since you guys are all wondering where Myrf got "hats" from, here is the solution.

Here is the decoder:
ABCDEFGhijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
TOSHIBAcdefgjklmnpqruvwxyz

And here is the message:

Hey!
Are you reading this or just guessing?
Tell me the secret word which is hidden in this message and you win!
Simple as that.

The secret word is found by looking downwards at the message.
H ey
A re
T ell
S imple

And I have no idea how much the voucher will give, it could be anywhere between 100 to 1000 noobs.
It really depends on how much money I have.

how am I supposed to get that
Quote from: ElEcTrIkWoLf476 on 13 Jan 2014, 00:50:42
We are too dumb for your impossible puzzles, please give us something we can actually do because I do not understand how he got hats from that at ALL even from the decoder I do not understand a single thing from that im serious... help me
C'mon you guys, if Myrf can get it, so can you.

Myrf is older than us.

HarryX11 · « **Reply #16 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 02:51:45 »

That puzzle's decoder had no logical pattern to it... what was the pattern

EmperorMyrf · « **Reply #17 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 10:06:45 »

T O S H I B A c d e f g j k l m n p q r u v w x y z A B C D E F G h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

For every letter you see in the scrambled message you go to the decoder, find the letter in the top row, and then replace it with a letter in the bottom row.

And no, there is no logical pattern to the decoder except that TOSHIBA corresponds to ABCDEFG, so he basically gave away 7 free letters. You find the decoder by deducing what the message should say and by looking at the patterns present in the message.

For example in the first sentence there are two words that ended in "dka", and we already know that A corresponds to G from the hint. I knew that a very common ending in words is "ing" so I'd be willing to bet that D corresponds to I and K corresponds to N (and I was right). Then I can replace all the D's and K's in the rest of the message and continue on as such.

This is a very common logic puzzle called a cryptogram.

MagicMan27 · « **Reply #18 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 14:28:30 »

I tied to solve the second one but there is no logical answer with a ceasar cipher.

Samoht42Swift · « **Reply #19 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 22:32:56 »

Quote from: MagicMan27 on 13 Jan 2014, 14:28:30

I tied to solve the second one but there is no logical answer with a ceasar cipher.

There's really only one thing you need to find out and that's "how much it's shifted". Which is easily derived from how much you're jumping and word length.

HarryX11 · « **Reply #20 on:** 15 Jan 2014, 22:45:47 »

Quote from: Samoht42Swift on 13 Jan 2014, 22:32:56

Quote from: MagicMan27 on 13 Jan 2014, 14:28:30
I tied to solve the second one but there is no logical answer with a ceasar cipher.
There's really only one thing you need to find out and that's "how much it's shifted". Which is easily derived from how much you're jumping and word length.

That isn't true for the first one though, because Z was equal to Z, yet A corresponded G. A 0 letter difference VS a 6 letter difference, there is no pattern in that. Of course, I'm probably overthinking like always.

Samoht42Swift · « **Reply #21 on:** 15 Jan 2014, 22:49:21 »

The first and second puzzles are two different puzzles with two different keys.
The hint I gave was for the second one.

HarryX11 · « **Reply #22 on:** 15 Jan 2014, 22:58:53 »

Quote from: Samoht42Swift on 15 Jan 2014, 22:49:21

The first and second puzzles are two different puzzles with two different keys.
The hint I gave was for the second one.

And I'm currently cracking it (or at least attempting)

Olah0001 · « **Reply #23 on:** 19 Jan 2014, 23:24:50 »

Quote from: Samoht42Swift on 13 Jan 2014, 00:54:37

Quote from: Olah0001 on 13 Jan 2014, 00:51:13
Quote from: Samoht42Swift on 12 Jan 2014, 21:10:00
Since you guys are all wondering where Myrf got "hats" from, here is the solution.

Here is the decoder:
ABCDEFGhijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
TOSHIBAcdefgjklmnpqruvwxyz

And here is the message:

Hey!
Are you reading this or just guessing?
Tell me the secret word which is hidden in this message and you win!
Simple as that.

The secret word is found by looking downwards at the message.
H ey
A re
T ell
S imple

And I have no idea how much the voucher will give, it could be anywhere between 100 to 1000 noobs.
It really depends on how much money I have.

how am I supposed to get that
Quote from: ElEcTrIkWoLf476 on 13 Jan 2014, 00:50:42
We are too dumb for your impossible puzzles, please give us something we can actually do because I do not understand how he got hats from that at ALL even from the decoder I do not understand a single thing from that im serious... help me
C'mon you guys, if Myrf can get it, so can you.

ya, but myrf is smart

doc_engie · « **Reply #24 on:** 20 Jan 2014, 00:29:13 »

Maan...I was halway through solving the puzzle when I scrolled through the replies...can you post another one? Or perhaps we can turn this into a game? I'll make one when I get bacj home since I'm at the cinemas now.